International Oral History Association

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The International Oral History Association (IOHA) is a professional association established to provide a forum for oral historians around the world. [1] IOHA was formally constituted in June 1996 at the IXth International Oral History Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. [2] It holds international meetings biennially and publishes a newsletter and journal, Words and Silences/Palabras y Silen, in English and Spanish. [3]

Contents

In 2019, the book Giving a voice to the Oppressed? The International Oral History Association as an academic network and political movement edited by Agnès Arp, Annette Leo and Franka Maubach was published, tracing the early history of the IOHA. [4]

IOHA Presidents & Vice-Presidents

International Oral History Conferences

Conference No.LocationDatesTheme
IBologna, Italy1976
IIColchester, England1978
IIIAmsterdam, Netherlands1980
IVAix-en-Provence, France1982
VBarcelona, Spain1985
VIOxford, England1987
VIIEssen, Germany1990
VIIISiena, Italy1993
IX*Gothenburg, Sweden13–16 Jun 1996Communicating Experience
XRio de Janeiro, Brazil14–18 Jun 1998Oral History: Challenges for the 21st Century [8]
XIIstanbul, Turkey15–19 Jun 2000Crossroads of History: Experience, Memory, Orality
XIIPietermaritzburg, South Africa24–27 Jun 2002The Power of Oral History: Memory, Healing and Development
XIIIRome, Italy23–26 Jun 2004Memory and Globalization
XIVSydney, Australia12–16 Jul 2006Dancing with Memory: Oral History and its Audiences
XVGuadalajara, Mexico23–26 Sep 2008Oral History - A Dialogue with our Times [9] [10]
XVIPrague, Czech Republic7–11 Jul 2010Between Past and Future: Oral History, Memory and Meaning
XVIIBuenos Aires, Argentina3–7 Sep 2012The Challenges of Oral History in the 21st Century: Diversity, Inequality and Identity Construction
XVIIIBarcelona, Spain9–12 Jul 2014Power and Democracy: The Many Voices of Oral History [11]
XIXBengaluru, India27 Jun – 1 Jul 2016Speaking, Listening, Interpreting: The Critical Engagements of Oral History [12]
XXJyväskylä, Finland18–21 Jun 2018Memory and Narration [13]
XXISingapore (virtual conference)23–27 Aug 2021Harmony & Disharmony: Bringing Together Many Voices [14]
XXIIRio de Janeiro, Brazil25–28 Jul 2023Oral History in a Digital and Audiovisual World [15]
XXIIIKraków, Poland16–19 Sep 2025Re-Thinking Oral History [16]

References

  1. ↑ International Oral History Association. "International Oral History Association Constitution" (PDF). International Oral History Association. International Oral History Association. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Thomson, Alistair (Winter–Spring 2007). "Four Paradigm Transformations in Oral History". The Oral History Review. 34 (1): 66. doi:10.1525/ohr.2007.34.1.49. JSTOR   4495417. S2CID   140998914.
  3. ↑ International Oral History Association. "Journal". International Oral History Association. International Oral History Association. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Perlego. "Giving a voice to the Oppressed? The International Oral History Association as an academic network and political movement". Perlego. Perlego. Retrieved 6 Apr 2022.
  5. ↑ International Oral History Association. "CURRENT COUNCIL 2018 – 2020". International Oral History Association. International Oral History Association. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ↑ International Oral History Association. "IOHA Council 2021–2023". International Oral History Association. International Oral History Association. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ↑ International Oral History Association. "IOHA Council 2023–2025". International Oral History Association. International Oral History Association. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Vilanova, Mercedes (1998). "Palabras inaugurales de la X Conferencia Internacional de Historia Oral (Rio de Janeiro, 14 de junio de 1998)". Historia, Antropología y Fuentes Orales. 20 (20): 161–163. JSTOR   27752968.
  9. ↑ Alfred, Zibiah; Buchuck, Sofia (Spring 2009). "Conference Report". Oral History. 37 (1): 25–26. JSTOR   40650212.
  10. ↑ Freund, Alexander. "Conference Report: 15th International Oral History Conference, Guadalajara, Mexico, 23-26 September 2008". Oral History Forum d'Histoire Orale. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "poder y democracia power and democracy". poder y democracia power and democracy. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "XIXTH INTERNATIONAL ORAL HISTORY CONFERENCE JUNE 27-JULY 1 2016 BANGALORE, INDIA". XIXTH INTERNATIONAL ORAL HISTORY CONFERENCE JUNE 27-JULY 1 2016 BANGALORE, INDIA.
  13. ↑ University of Jyväskylä. "IOHA 2018 MEMORY & NARRATION, The XX International Oral History Association Conference, June 18–21, 2018". University of Jyväskylä. University of Jyväskylä. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  14. ↑ National Library Board. "IOHA 2021". National Library Board. National Library Board. Retrieved 6 Apr 2022.
  15. ↑ FGV CPDOC. "22nd IOHA International Conference | Eventos FGV". FGV. Retrieved 15 Jun 2023.
  16. ↑ Polish Oral History Association. "the 23rd IOHA Conference - Home". Polish Oral History Association. Retrieved 2 Jan 2025.
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